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EdisonLearning Joins with Digital Learning Collaborative to Improve Online Education

eSchool News

The Digital Learning Collaborative is managed by the Evergreen Education Group , a leader in K–12 digital learning research and advisory services. Its current members include school districts, intermediate units, public agencies, non-profit organizations and companies.

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The Dangers of AI (and it’s not cheating) – SULS0190

Shake Up Learning

Right now, tech companies own AI. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

Edsurge

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. Enter the algorithms.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

Edsurge

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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